Today, Friday 28 August, the UK Government has varied the designation of 1 individual under the Afghanistan Sanctions Regime. This reflects the update to this listing made on 27 August by the UN Security Council Sanctions Committee pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011).

Varied Individual:

Name:	UN ID:	Unique ID:
Abdul Salam Hanafi Ali Mardan QUL	TAi.027	AFG0027

The Afghanistan Sanctions Notice:

Sanctions Notice: 28 August 2026

Regime: Afghanistan

Amendments:

The following individual has been varied and is still subject to the sanctions listed:

OFSI Sanctions Type: Asset freeze, Travel Ban

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ABDUL SALAM HANAFI ALI MARDAN QUL

• Other information: Taliban member responsible for Jawzjan Province in Northern Afghanistan until 2008. Involved in drug trafficking. Height 178 cm. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 1822 (2008) was concluded on 1 Jun. 2010. Photo available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals#2006-25909
• Dobs: dd/mm/1968, 01/01/1969
• Passport number: D00009723, D0010098, P03078281
• Passport additional information: Afghanistan diplomatic passport, Afghanistan diplomatic passport. issued on 4 Apr. 2023, issued in Kabul, Afghanistan, expires 4 Apr. 2028 (Name in Latin script, Abdul Salam Hanafi, name in original script; حنفي عبدالسالم), Issued on 9 Feb. 2020, issued in Dubai, expires 9 Feb. 2030
• Nationalities: Afghanistan
• Positions: Deputy Minister of Education under the Taliban regime (1996-2001)
• Town of birth: Darzab District, Faryab Province
• Country of birth: Afghanistan
• Town of birth: Qush Tepa District, Jawzjan Province
• Country of birth: Afghanistan
• Name variation(s): ABDUL SALAM HANAFI
• AKA: Abdussalam HANIFI (Good quality a.k.a); Hanafi SAHEB (Good quality a.k.a)
• Names (non-Latin script): عبدالسالم حنفی علی مردان قل; حنفي عبدالسالم
• Titles: Mullah
• Address: Kabul, Afghanistan
• Designation source: UN
• Date designated: 23/02/2001
• Last updated: 28/08/2026
• OFSI group ID: 7162
• UN reference number: TAi.027
• Party Type: Individual
• Unique ID: AFG0027 | OFSI Regime: The Afghanistan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

List of Changes:

• Field Name: Passport number
  • Added: P03078281 (third value)
• Field Name: Passport additional information
  • Added: Issued on 9 Feb. 2020, issued in Dubai, expires 9 Feb. 2030 (corresponding to the new third passport number, P03078281)
• Field Name: Last updated
  • Changed: 29/04/2026 to: 28/08/2026